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Priority Themes And Issues For The International Year Of Rangelands And Pastoralists, Maryam Niamir-Fuller, James T. O’Rourke, Barbara Hutchinson
Priority Themes And Issues For The International Year Of Rangelands And Pastoralists, Maryam Niamir-Fuller, James T. O’Rourke, Barbara Hutchinson
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
The objective of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralism (IYRP) is to increase world-wide awareness and recognition of the value and contributions of rangelands and pastoralists. The aim is to influence country policies, legislation, and programs; and to encourage development, research, extension and educational initiatives that will lead to sustainability of rangelands and pastoral/livestock systems. Although each country should decide on how they would celebrate the IYRP, the adoption of a global framework of 12 monthly themes will help to a) provide suggestions and ideas, b) highlight urgent and topical issues, and c) show how pastoralism and rangelands across …
Mobility And Development: Iranian Perspective, Hossein Badripour
Mobility And Development: Iranian Perspective, Hossein Badripour
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
No abstract provided.
Livestock Mobility As A Policy For Rangeland Resource Management In Western China, Daniel J. Miller
Livestock Mobility As A Policy For Rangeland Resource Management In Western China, Daniel J. Miller
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
No abstract provided.
Necessity Of Mobility Strategy To Risk Aversion Livestock Husbandry: A Case From Bayantala Village Of Xilingol Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China, Yina Xie, Wenjun Li, Qian Zhang, Changling Li, Yanbo Li
Necessity Of Mobility Strategy To Risk Aversion Livestock Husbandry: A Case From Bayantala Village Of Xilingol Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China, Yina Xie, Wenjun Li, Qian Zhang, Changling Li, Yanbo Li
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
No abstract provided.
Ecologically And Socially Sustainable Livestock Development In Marginal Areas, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Ecologically And Socially Sustainable Livestock Development In Marginal Areas, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
“Marginal areas” are perceived as difficult and unproductive landscapes, always under the threat of drought, desertification and poverty. Yet, both dryland and high altitude marginal areas have an extraordinary output of livestock products; in the efficiency of producing human-edible protein they far surpass more fertile areas. This productivity under adverse climatic conditions rests on sophisticated strategies and social institutions developed by pastoral communities to deal with variability in the availability of resources. It depends on the use of animal genetic resources that are adapted to make best use of local vegetation and can cope with seasonal variations in availability. Livestock …
Changing Grassland Scenario In Developing Countries--Economical And Social Perspective, Abule Ebro
Changing Grassland Scenario In Developing Countries--Economical And Social Perspective, Abule Ebro
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Grasslands are mainly used for livestock production in developing countries although they have been facing contradictory pressures, i.e., increased demand for natural resources and animal products to cope with rising human populations. On the other, there is a need to preserve the environment and ecosystem. This paper reviewed the causes of grassland changes, the economic and social perspective of changing grasslands with more emphasis on dry lands. Different indicators were used to assess the economic (livestock production, wildlife and tourism, crop production, ecosystem services) and social (traditional institutions, mobility, land tenure and grazing systems) perspectives of changing grassland. The major …